how long should you BF for ?
i fed my DD till she was 6 months then she went onto sma gold
did i stop to early ?
how early should you stop? i know it is down to how you feel and each to there own but i am wondering if it was the norm to stop then or carry on for a bit longer ?

Mon May 01, 2006 6:23 pm

becky.fisher

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in my guide it says to BF until at least 4 months but 6 months is recommended... it says six months is the best time to begin weaning

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Mon May 01, 2006 6:33 pm

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Do you mean exclusively breastfeeding? The recomendations are that breast milk should be all baby requires til they are aged between 4-6 months but even when you are weaning them you should still ensure they recieve milk, which if you are able to should be breastmilk if you have been breastfeeding. In fact the WHO say that it is advantageous for a baby to continue breastfeeding til the age of 2 years. It is a personal choice, six months is an amazing achievement and you should be proud of yourself hun xx

Mon May 01, 2006 7:19 pm

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I said i would do it for 6 months, then at the beginning it was really hard and i said i would only do it for 3 months. Now we are in a bit of a routine i am back to thinking 6 months. My HV said i could carry on until 1 year or longer if i want.

I really like it so will wait and see how we go.

The only thing i hate is being used as a dummy but she won't take a real one!!

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Mon May 01, 2006 7:38 pm

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babydream wrote:

I said i would do it for 6 months, then at the beginning it was really hard and i said i would only do it for 3 months. Now we are in a bit of a routine i am back to thinking 6 months. My HV said i could carry on until 1 year or longer if i want.

I really like it so will wait and see how we go.

The only thing i hate is being used as a dummy but she won't take a real one!!

I was like this in the beginning when it was really hard and getting me down I was thinking more 6 weeks!

Now we are getting into a routine I would be quite happy to carry on for 6 months or more.

babydream & skye - I'm with you. I'm finding it a lot easier than it was last week so we are settling into it - its still hard work though. 6 months seems like a long time but at the same time I can't imagine stopping.

Even when I'm exhausted and OH can't take over I still can't even imagine going on to the bottle